01-19-2010, 08:41 PM
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single person cars, the list
contribute to the single person car list.- vintage cars are welcome if easily found on ebay, so check ebay.
- no peddals, no 3-seaters. no motorcycles
- 3-wheel scooters count. must drive 45mph minimum (72kph).
- 2-seaters are ok, sometimes that's the only option for cargo space.
- no prototypes. we want cars that are readily available.
- $20K or less. we're building a list that's affordable for the common commuter. something equivalent to the cost of a normal car or for much less.
- for the sake of this forum, add a pic , add a source link .
these restrictions are being edited on the fly to ensure practical use.
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01-19-2010, 08:42 PM
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running list:
Internal Combustion Engine (ICE)
ICE.. AutoMoto, 97kph/60mph....83mpg , € 2,700 ./ $ 3,800... AutoMoto
ICE.. ScootCoupe, ......55mph....55mpg ............... $ 6,500... ScootCoupe
Electric Vehicle (EV)
EV.... Harvey Coachworks, 45mph... 40miles .......... $ 9,295... BugE
EV.... Harvey Coachworks, 45mph.. 120miles ......... $12,695... BugE XR
EV.... Harvey Coachworks, 65mph.. 100miles ......... $12,695... BugE XRT
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01-19-2010, 08:50 PM
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2009 Lumeneo Smera
http://www.lumeneo.fr
AutoMoto
http://www.theautomoto.com/
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01-19-2010, 09:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by luvit
2-seaters[/COLOR] are ok, sometimes that's the only option for cargo space.
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That line confuses me. Does this one qualify?
There are three windmills in the background, I swear! I'll get a better picture next time I'm in South Buffalo.
There's also this car: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...-ll-11803.html
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01-19-2010, 10:08 PM
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A list of single person cars with two-seaters.
And what is it with the word "pedal" and derivatives thereof? ect. !
OK, don't mind me, just had to vent that out, carry on.
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01-19-2010, 10:23 PM
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Add my Tempo to the list- all the seats were out except for the driver's.
I suppppose any word could be made bigger if you throw enough letttters at it.
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01-20-2010, 10:43 AM
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is that an insight?
i'm unhappy they make them look like normal cars now.
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Yes, that's my daily driver, a 2000 Honda Insight. No, they don't make them anymore. And yeah, I guess it looks like a normal car when you park it next to the Goldmember. But park it next to a Civic, Malibu, or Durango, and the average man on the street thinks it looks odd.
If you want to come up with a list of "single-person cars", you need to define what a "single person" vehicle is. I say, it has seating for one, and was originally equipped to seat one. Not two. Otherwise the Chevrolet Corvette and half of Porsche's lineup qualifies, along with a hundred other boring cars.
Now you need to define "car". I say a car has more than two wheels, and a fully enclosed cabin. A car can also travel at highway speeds. Thus a golf cart with doors is not a car, nor is a neighborhood electric vehicle.
So, the Daihatsu Midget is the only "single-person car" that I'm aware of. The Peel P50 and Peel Trident would qualify if you shoehorned a modern two-cylinder into the engine bay.
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01-20-2010, 01:36 PM
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Bunch of them here. Check out the Owosso Pulse.
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01-20-2010, 01:36 PM
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I say a car has more than two wheels, and a fully enclosed cabin.
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Well, that lets out my old Austin-Healey Sprite :-( And a bunch of other cars which, if they weren't strictly 1-person cars, were sure fun to drive.
Besides, a car has to have somewhere for the dog to sit, otherwise I might as well ride a motorcycle.
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